This event has hit home, locally....
Hamilton Argylls soldier fatally shot at National War Memorial
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/49...-war-memorial/
A Hamilton reservist has been shot and killed while standing guard before the National War Memorial in Ottawa Wednesday morning.
Ottawa Police confirmed the death but would not identify the victim until family members could be notified.
Watch live broadcast of Halton police press conference.
Hamilton East-Stoney Creek MP Wayne Marston, who heard the gunshots from inside the NDP's Parliament caucus office, said the death is heartbreaking.
During the shooting rampage he was escorted out of a side door, through the Senate building and came out in front of the War Memorial as officials were performing CPR on the soldier.
"All I saw was the boot," Marston said, adding that he instantly recognized the regalia as the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
"My heart just sank," he said.
"He would have been standing there with an unloaded weapon," Marston said. "It's heart breaking – young man guarding our memorial . . . the symbolism."
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